Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 PLAIN CLOTHES All the cops, out of uniform, moved around wearing…? (5,7) Anagram of ALL THE COPS outside IN 9 COVERED Wine stored behind sheltered place is insured (7) RED after COVE 10 LINKAGE … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 POSITION Put one in support with one in operation (8) I inside POST + I + ON 5 RABBIS Church leaders and associates of Arab bishops (6) aRAB BIShop 9 CLOSING UP Blocking what … Continue reading →

Across Answers and Clues Explanations 1 LADY CHAPEL Young man cheaply renovated part of a church (4,6) LAD + anagram of CHEAPLY 6 EPIC Grand hotel not used by the police implicated in corruption (4) Anagram of THE POLICE minus … Continue reading →

About the Setter

David Stickley has been writing crosswords professionally since 1995. His cryptic puzzle, The Stickler, reached number 4786 before being axed in July 2013 due to cutbacks. David has been published in the NYT and the UK's FT.